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The US isn't in a second wave of coronavirus – the first wave never ended

  • Written by Melissa Hawkins, Professor of Public Health, Director of Public Health Scholars Program, American University
imageThe U.S. as a whole is facing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, but the differences between states like New York and Florida are striking.Kena Betancur/1207979953 via Getty Images

After sustained declines in the number of COVID-19 cases over recent months, restrictions are starting to ease across the United States. Numbers of new cases are falling...

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When France extorted Haiti – the greatest heist in history

  • Written by Marlene Daut, Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia
imageHaitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer receiving Charles X's decree recognizing Haitian independence on July 11, 1825.Bibliotheque Nationale de France

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, there have been calls for defunding police departments and demands for the removal of statues. The issue of reparations for slavery has also resurfaced.

Much...

Read more: When France extorted Haiti – the greatest heist in history

Why soldiers can't claim conscientious objection if ordered to suppress protests

  • Written by Dwight Stirling, Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California
imageNational Guard members and protesters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 20, 2020. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

President Trump’s order that National Guard should “dominate” the streets of Washington, D.C., during recent protests troubled at least a few of the men and women compelled to do the dominating.

Most of the 84,000 Guard members...

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As Arizona coronavirus cases surge from early reopening, Indigenous nations suffer not only more COVID-19 but also the blame

  • Written by Lisa Hardy, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Social Science Community Engagement Lab, Northern Arizona University
imageAt the Navajo Nation town of Fort Defiance, Arizona, staff pack food boxes. The Navajo Nation now has the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in the U.S. Getty Images / Mark Ralston

In the days before Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey changed course by urging people to stay home, Scottsdale city councilman Guy Phillips donned a face covering and...

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How small towns are responding to the global pandemic

  • Written by Leah Kemp, Director and Primary Researcher, Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center; Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Mississippi State University
imagePatrons eat outside at a small cafe in West Reading, Pennsylvania, as the community begins to reopen.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Before the global pandemic hit, small towns across America were dealing with struggling economies, aging roads and bridges, and declining populations.

The coronavirus added new challenges,...

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COVID-19 messes with Texas: What went wrong, and what other states can learn as younger people get sick

  • Written by Murray J. Côté, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageOn June 26, Texas' governor ordered bars to close as COVID-19 case numbers spiked, particularly among younger adults. This Houston bar, photographed in late May, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eightrowflint/photos/a.1522124678099822/2538983929747220/">voluntarily shut down</a> shortly before the order after two staff members tested...

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National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism

  • Written by Jennifer Ladino, Professor of English, University of Idaho
imageTo some Americans, the figures on Mount Rushmore are patriotic leaders; to others, they're colonizers. AP Photo/Stephen Groves

July 4th will be quieter than usual this year, thanks to COVID-19. Many U.S. cities are canceling fireworks displays to avoid drawing large crowds that could promote the spread of coronavirus.

But President Trump is...

Read more: National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism

How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans

  • Written by Tamika C.B. Zapolski, Associate Professor of Pyschology, IUPUI
imageMortality rates for COVID-19 are two to three times higher for African Americans than whites.Getty Images/EyeEm/Robin Gentry

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., the virus hit African Americans disproportionately hard. African Americans are still contracting the illness – and dying from it – at rates twice as high as would be...

Read more: How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans

Money talks: Big business, political strategy and corporate involvement in US state politics

  • Written by Richard A. Devine, American University
imageProtesters rally to have Colorado's then-incoming governor put an up-to-nine-month moratorium on oil and gas development.Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Political spending by corporations is big business.

As one corporate executive with experience in business-government relations says, “A company that is dependent on...

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As professional sports come back, members of the US women's soccer team are still paid less than the men's

  • Written by Julie Manning Magid, Professor of Business Law, IUPUI
imageFans rally for the U.S. women's soccer team.Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images

The U.S. women’s soccer team reported being “shocked and disappointed” by a federal judge’s dismissal in May of the team’s lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation.

The lawsuit alleged discriminatory pay practices by the federation between...

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  2. In this era of protest over racism, will colleges embrace Black student activists?
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  4. The 'domestic terrorist' designation won't stop extremism
  5. 3 moral virtues necessary for an ethical pandemic response and reopening
  6. Northern Ireland's police transformation may hold lessons for the US
  7. Rethinking the K-pop industry's silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
  8. To achieve a new New Deal, Democrats must learn from the old one
  9. Authorities are yanking the legacy of slaveholder John C. Calhoun from public sphere, but his bigotry remains embedded in American society
  10. Should the president pick the attorney general?
  11. This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing
  12. Rethinking what research means during a global pandemic
  13. A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
  14. 100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
  15. Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases
  16. How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
  17. Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that right)
  18. Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming more common – which can't be a good thing for global health
  19. Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues
  20. New York opens traffic-clogged streets to people during pandemic, the city's latest redesign in times of dramatic change
  21. Most white parents don't talk about racism with their kids
  22. Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview
  23. Prisoners in US suffering dementia may hit 200,000 within the next decade – many won't even know why they are behind bars
  24. Economic policies can induce people to quarantine safely during the pandemic
  25. A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States
  26. 5 things you should do right now to fight the rising number of COVID-19 cases
  27. What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
  28. Why safely reopening high school sports is going to be a lot harder than opening college and pro ball
  29. How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
  30. A massive public health effort eradicated smallpox but scientists are still studying the deadly virus
  31. 1 in 10 HBCUs were financially fragile before COVID-19 endangered all colleges and universities
  32. Teach police nonviolence, scholars say, and how to work with local residents
  33. Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
  34. President Trump revives J. Edgar Hoover's tyrannical playbook
  35. To fight US racism, research prescribes a nationwide healing process
  36. When Supreme Court justices defy expectations
  37. Can people spread the coronavirus if they don't have symptoms? 5 questions answered about asymptomatic COVID-19
  38. COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs
  39. Islamic State militants incite attacks, gloat at US protests and pandemic deaths
  40. America's Black female mayors face dual crises of COVID-19 and protests – but these women are used to uphill battles
  41. Islamic State calls for followers to spread coronavirus, exploit pandemic and protests
  42. The psychological trauma of nurses started long before coronavirus
  43. Crop pathogens are more adaptable than previously thought
  44. Does coronavirus aid to news outlets undermine journalistic credibility?
  45. 5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person
  46. George Floyd protests aren't just anti-racist – they are anti-authoritarian
  47. Self-driving taxis could be a setback for those with different needs – unless companies embrace accessible design now
  48. Journalists believe news and opinion are separate, but readers can't tell the difference
  49. What some foundations are doing differently because of the coronavirus pandemic: 4 questions answered
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